CARY, N.C. and PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- A4 Health Systems(R), a leading provider of electronic health record solutions, today announces ValleyCare Health System has selected HealthMatics(R) ED Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) for its Emergency Department at ValleyCare Medical Center in Pleasanton, Calif., and its Urgent Care facility in Livermore, Calif. HealthMatics ED will allow ValleyCare Health System to fully integrate all ED and Urgent Care processes, including Patient Registration, Triage, Tracking, Nursing and Physician Charting, Disposition, Charge Capture and Reporting, and further enhance care for its 34,000 patient encounters a year.
ValleyCare is updating its information systems hospital-wide, and the ability of HealthMatics ED to interface with Siemens' ADT, lab and radiology systems, along with A4's implementation speed and high number of fully installed systems in use nationwide, made A4 particularly appealing. The cross-disciplinary team charged with vendor selection found HealthMatics ED to be the most user-friendly system, and appreciated the solution's flexibility and customization ability.
"A4's HealthMatics ED incorporates our workflow and documentation needs, rather than forcing us to make our workflow match their system," said ValleyCare's Emergency Services nurse manager and implementation leader Nancy Zahradnik, RN, CEN. "A4 allows us the freedom to add, change and delete fields from our documentation as our needs change. We won't have to wait for an outside programmer or a new product release to change our triage questions or respond to new regulations."
ValleyCare is implementing HealthMatics ED to improve patient safety, continuity of care and ED efficiency. Together, they expect these benefits to lead to increased patient and staff satisfaction, as well as bottom-line savings.
"ValleyCare recognizes that effective, responsible use of computer technology improves the ability to deliver high-quality healthcare to our community," said ValleyCare CFO Ken Jensen. "We anticipate that our highly qualified, compassionate Emergency Services staff will be able to do an even better job with this technology at their fingertips."
ValleyCare, located near the Silicon Valley, will become one of the first paperless Emergency Departments in the area when the system is fully installed in September 2005.
About A4 Health Systems
A4 HEALTH SYSTEMS ( http://www.a4healthsystems.com/ ) is dedicated to promoting community-based healthcare via Electronic Health Record Solutions for consolidated clinical, financial and administrative patient information management. Led by its HealthMatics(R), Canopy(R) and EmSTAT solutions, A4 provides leading healthcare information technology to improve and better manage the delivery of patient care. Founded in 1970, A4 has nationally implemented software and services in more than 1,500 healthcare organizations, including physician groups and small practices, and Emergency Departments and hospitals. A4 is based in Cary, N.C., with additional locations in Michigan, Texas and New Hampshire. The company is privately held, with more than 350 employees.
A4 Health SystemsCONTACT: Jennifer Lewis of A4 Health Systems, +1-919-854-3677, orjlewis@a4healthsystems.com
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